Cellular and molecular mechanisms of memory T-cell survival
- 1 March 2009
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Expert Review of Vaccines
- Vol. 8 (3), 299-312
- https://doi.org/10.1586/14760584.8.3.299
Abstract
Long-term maintenance of the memory T-cell response is the hallmark of immune protection and, hence, constitutes one of the most important objectives of vaccine-development strategies. Persistent memory T cells, developed after vaccination or microbial infections, ensure the generation of an antimicrobial response upon re-exposure to the pathogen through rapid clonal proliferation and activation of effector functions. However, in the context of many pathogen infections, these memory T cells fail to persist and die. In this review, we will highlight recent exciting findings in studies of memory T cells, their generation, their lineage relationships and their survival pathways; indeed, survival of memory T cells and maintenance of their functionality are key features of the immune response in its quest to control disease progression and in the development of vaccines to persistent microbial infections.Keywords
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